kakaw

Aklanon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacao.

Noun

kakaw

1. cacao

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧kaw
• IPA^(key): /kaˈkaw/ [kaˈkaʊ̯]

Noun

kakáw

1. cacao (tree, fruit, seed)

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl. Doublet of kokwa.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧kaw
• IPA^(key): /kaˈkaw/ [kɐˈkaʊ̯]

Noun

kakaw

1. the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao)
2. the fruit of this tree
3. a cocoa bean; the seed of this plant

Maranao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacao.

Noun

kakaw

1. cacao

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl. Doublet of kokwa and kakawate.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈkaw/ [kɐˈxaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: ka‧kaw
• Homophone: Cacao

Noun

kakáw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜏ᜔)

1. cacao tree (Theobroma cacao)
2. cocoa bean

References

• “kakaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Yucatec Maya

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *kakaw, ultimately a borrowing from Proto-Mixe-Zoque *kakawa. Compare Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈkaw]

Noun

kakaw

1. cacao